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Kamiya-cho Blueberry Farm
City center blueberry farm on the roof of the Sunmall shopping mall on Hondori shopping arcade (Peace Park end). Blueberry picking: First come first serve on weekends. Reservations taken on weekdays. Open: 11:00-17:00 Facebook Page
Find out more »The 5th NEW KENBITEN Art Competition
The 5th NEW KENBITEN Annual Competition of Art in Hiroshima Prefecture Admission Adult ¥510 High school & College ¥310 Junior High and Elementary School ¥100
Find out more »All or nothing
Eclectic music selection by Matt from NYC at Centre Point. Here's how resident selector, DJ Matt, describes the event: ALL or NOTHING (aka 一か八か or 1or8) - meaning there is no middle ground, all risks will be taken, life is a gamble that you’ll will never win unless you take the biggest chances. 1or 8 is a musical adventure through eight decades, countless genres, and the most unique sounds you will hear in Hiroshima; brought to you from Brooklyn, by…
Find out more »MU’SICK
DJs play a mixed bag of sounds (not just metal) at Koba on the last Friday of every month.
Find out more »Hiroshima Minato Marché
Outdoor market in Ujina held every 1st and 3rd Sunday. Fresh local produce and food stalls.
Find out more »Tanabata Tea Ceremony at Shukkei-en Garden
Tea ceremony in Shukkei-en Garden's Seifukan tea house.
Find out more »Senda Wasshoi Matsuri Flea Market
Relatively large flea market in Higashi Senda-machi Park next to the old Hiroshima University building. There are also food stalls and live bands performing on a little stage, which help to give the event quite a lively atmosphere. Postponed until July 23 in the event of heavy rain. To sign up to sell at the flea market Call (in Japanese) more than one week prior to the event 090-9500-6534 between 10am and 6pm and give your name and the date…
Find out more »Shaun the Sheep Exhibition
The Shaun the Sheep Exhibition: An Aardman Animations 40th Anniversary Event Admission Adult ¥1200 High School & College ¥1000 Under Junior High ¥600 © Aardman 2016
Find out more »Akiko Hayashi Picture Book Exhibition
Akiko Hayashi was born in Tokyo in 1945. She graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts of Yokohama National University, after which she began working as a magazine illustrator. Her first children's book, Hajimete no Otsukai (Mii-chan's First Errand), was published in 1973. Since then she has become one of Japan's leading picture book illustrators and authors, receiving numerous awards including the Ehon Nippon National Picture Book Award and the Sankei Jido Shuppan Children's Publishing Bunka Award Open: 09:00-17:00 (until…
Find out more »Iwakuni Port Fireworks Festival
2000 blasts at a small (and thus we hear, relatively uncrowded) fireworks festival. Postponed in the event of rain. There are some nice shots of this display from 2014 on this Japanese blog. Access: 15 minutes by bus from Iwakuni JR Station
Find out more »Miyajima Sundance
The region's biggest international "beach" party. It has island hopped over the years, but now has a semi-regular home at Tsutsumigaura Beach Park on Miyajima. Bands, DJs, dance shows, contests, international food stalls, bubble party, Ms. & Mr. Sunddance contest, lots of booze and, hopefully, plenty of sun Tickets (valid for Saturday and Sunday) Advance: ¥2000 Gate: ¥3000 *15 and younger free Tickets available from Cusco Cafe and Barcos.
Find out more »Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Yokohama F Marinos
J League soccer action at Edion Stadium Hiroshima. Edion Stadium Seating Guide Tickets Seat Advance Gate Reserved seating SS Reserved ¥5300 ¥5900 SA Reserved ¥3700 ¥4300 Free seating Back stand (Adult) ¥2600 ¥3200 Back stand (6-18 years old) ¥1000 ¥1500 Home supporters' stand（Adult） ¥2100 ¥2600 Home supporters' stand（6-18 years old） ¥500 ¥1000 Visitors' stand（Adult） ¥2100 ¥2600 Visitors' stand（6-18 years old） ¥500 ¥1000 Scroll down to this page to see photos of the view you will get from different sections of…
Find out more »Otake Waki River Fireworks Festival
Located right on the border between Hiroshima and Yamaguchi Prefectures this river festival finishes off with 1000 fireworks spread over 50 minutes, making it one of the smaller fireworks festivals in Hiroshima Prefecture and attracts around 10,000 people. With the usual summer festival stalls and picturesque lantern floating, this could be a more relaxed experience than some of the bigger events; perhaps one at which to wear on your yukata. The event will be postponed until July 21 in the…
Find out more »Dubway
Heavyweight dub sounds hosted by the Jah Love is Sweeter Sound System and guests at Mugen every 3rd Friday. Regular Selecters Roots&kazuchang Jah山 DJ Ali jah93
Find out more »Kinoe Jyushichi Fireworks Festival
A 5000 blast fireworks display 20:30, brings a day of traditional boat racing to a close.
Find out more »Kirikushi Okangensai Festival
The port town of Kirikushi on the north coast of Etajima Island holds a small, but colorful festival every year around the time of Miyajima's Kangensai Festival. There are stalls and stages, but the main event is the floating of small boats wrought out of straw which are set afloat on the shallow stream which flows through the town into the port and out to sea, carrying the wishes of those who made them. It's a very picturesque scene. Postponed…
Find out more »Onomichi Sumiyoshi Fireworks Festival
This display, and the Hamadonya Group which provides the 13,000 fireworks that are used, have been going since the Edo period. In 1741, the recently appointed magistrate of Onomichi, Hirayama Kakuzaemon Naozumi, moved Sumiyoshi Shrine from the Jodoji Temple to Sumiyoshihama on the waterfront protect the port from misfortune. The festival is held in order to wish for the prosperity of business and the safety of sea traffic. There is a colorful parade of boats and the air is filled…
Find out more »Hiroshima Port “Dream” Fireworks Festival
Hiroshima city's big fireworks extravaganza. Held in the bay in front of the 10,000 Ton Cruise Ship Berth (ichi-man-ton-baasu) next to Ujina Hatoba Koen near Hiroshima Port, this display is big and loud with around 10,000 bangs for your buck (although it's laid on for free). It's also an hour long. Many (and we mean many) people head down to Ujina, a lot decked out summer yukata to catch the show. Others watch from further afield. Ujina-bashi Bridge with its…
Find out more »Numata Hongo Fireworks Festival
This now colorful summer festival has somewhat dark origins. It has grown out of an event to mourn the large numbers of people lost due to famine and disease during the great famines of the Tempo Era in the first half of the 19th century. Over time the event turned into a chance for local farmers and farm workers to let off steam once the hard task of rice planting was complete. Today, the festival features a fireworks display of…
Find out more »Nagato Senzaki Fireworks Festival
A display of 3000 fireworks in Nagao in Yamaguchi Prefecture which attracts about 35,000 people.
Find out more »Kure Fireworks Festival
An hour long fireworks display in which 5000 fireworks explode above the water and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force ships docked in the port of Kure decorated with lights. Access: 15 minutes walk from Kure JR Station.
Find out more »Hikari Fireworks Festival
View 3300 fireworks go off over the Seto Inland Sea from Nijigahama Beach in Hikari. Cancelled in the event of bad weather. Access: 5 minutes walk from Hikari JR Station
Find out more »Akiyoshidai Fireworks Festival
This fireworks and light show in the sky above Akiyoshidai's limestone karst landscape has 18oo blasts and attracts about 60,000 people. One draw is that if you arrive during the day, you can escape the heat in the 17°C limestone caves in the national park. Postponed until the following day in the event of bad weather. Admission: ¥200 (Under 16 free) Access: 43 minutes by bus from JR Shin-yamaguchi Station 25 minutes by bus from JR Mine Station 10 minutes…
Find out more »Innoshima Suigun Fireworks Festival
3000 bangs packed into 30 minutes with the waters of the Seto Inland Sea and shadows of the surrounding islands as a backdrop on the rural island of Innoshima. The whole display is packed into just half an hour, making for quite some impact. Two blasts selected by popular vote. This is quite far off the beaten track so should be a very local and fun event and international visitors are bound to turn a few heads as they wander…
Find out more »Etajima Summer Festival & Fireworks
Summer festival with stalls, stages and bon odori dancing in the grounds of the Self Defence Force naval school on Etajima Island. Fireworks over the water from 8pm.
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